How did we do on 2019 Objectives?
In short, acceptable but not great. Our 2019 goals were as follows:
Author: Notgo Gentle
Year End Financial Update: NW $3,620,369
We had a lull in posting due to life issues taking precedence, including caring for our parents. For the record, the net worth at year end registered at $3,620,...
Financial Update Jul 5, 2019: NW $3,234,993 ( +3.5%: +$109,469)
June mirrored May pretty closely. The new job income and severance payments continued. Expenses came in higher due to an international family trip for summer va...
Financial Update Jun 5, 2019: NW $3,125,524 ( -2.7%: -$75,856)
May was good for income. The pay from the new assignment kicked in, along with severance payments and some deferred compensation from the past. All in all, we g...
The economics of rooftop solar …
After waiting and watching for at least 4 years, we finally made the decision to go solar. Here are the details behind the decisions … The first step was ...
April spending … and lowering costs
Every month this year has brought one off or ‘special’ expenses. April was higher than usual. We moved one of our parents from abroad to come live w...
Financial Update May 5, 2019: NW $3,201,380 ( +1.6%: +$51,389)
April brought college decisions – and a campus visit to California where our son will be going this fall. This incurred some travel expenses but everybody...
Financial Update Apr 5, 2019: NW $3,149,991 ( +3.6%: +$111,420)
March was a special month as the 2018 year bonus from my previous job paid out…netting us $60k. In addition, the severance payments continued so that adde...
2019 Goals
2019 brought many changes …quickly and some unexpected. Crossing $3MM in net worth, a kid headed to college and a decision to leave a high paying job and ...
#11: Learn to judge character
Most kids will project out to the world, the interactions and experiences they have had at home. Ideally they would have grown up in a home where love and suppo...